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⤢ KRITA KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 37 1 Zoom to 1… 2 Fit Page in… 3 4 5 Reset Can… 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Toggle Era… R T ⌘ Transform… Y U ⌘ HSV Adjus… I ⌘ Invert O ⌘ Open P A ⌘ Select All S ⌘ Save D Reset Fore… F G ⌘ Group Lay… H ⌘ Show/Hide… J ⌘ Duplicate… K L ⌘ Levels Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Freehand… N ⌘ New M Mirror Vie… MORE SHORTCUTS Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Pan Canvas ␣ Move Tool T Decrease Brush Size [ Increase Brush Size ] Zoom Canvas ⌘ ␣ Merge Down ⌘ E Apply Transform ↵ Brush Settings Editor F5 Swap Foreground/Ba… X Rotate Canvas ⇧ ␣ Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Flatten Image ⌘ ⇧ E Toggle Last/Current… / Preset Chooser F6 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KRITA · MAC KRITA KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 37 1 Zoom to 1… 2 Fit Page in… 3 4 5 Reset Can… 6 7 8 9 0 A ⌘ Select All Z ⌘ Undo E Toggle Era… R T ⌘ Transform… Y U ⌘ HSV Adjus… I ⌘ Invert O ⌘ Open P Q S ⌘ Save D Reset Fore… F G ⌘ Group Lay… H ⌘ Show/Hide… J ⌘ Duplicate… K L ⌘ Levels M Mirror Vie… W X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Freehand… N ⌘ New MORE SHORTCUTS Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Pan Canvas ␣ Move Tool T Decrease Brush Size [ Increase Brush Size ] Zoom Canvas ⌘ ␣ Merge Down ⌘ E Apply Transform ↵ Brush Settings Editor F5 Swap Foreground/Ba… X Rotate Canvas ⇧ ␣ Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Flatten Image ⌘ ⇧ E Toggle Last/Current… / Preset Chooser F6 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KRITA · MAC ⤢ FILE Save ⌘ S New ⌘ N Open ⌘ O BRUSHES Toggle Eraser Mode E Decrease Brush Size [ Increase Brush Size ] Brush Settings Editor F5 Toggle Last/Current Brush Preset / Preset Chooser F6 VIEW Zoom to 100% 1 Fit Page in Window 2 ADJUSTMENTS Levels ⌘ L HSV Adjustment ⌘ U Invert ⌘ I TOOLS Freehand Brush Tool B Transform Tool ⌘ T Move Tool T Apply Transform ↵ CANVAS Pan Canvas ␣ Zoom Canvas ⌘ ␣ Rotate Canvas ⇧ ␣ Reset Canvas Rotation 5 Mirror Viewport M COLOR Swap Foreground/Background Co… X Reset Foreground/Background Co… D EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X LAYERS Duplicate Layer ⌘ J Merge Down ⌘ E Flatten Image ⌘ ⇧ E Group Layers ⌘ G SELECTION Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Show/Hide Selection ⌘ H Krita KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 37 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KRITA · MAC ⤢ EDITING 05 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X BRUSHES 06 Toggle Eraser Mode E Decrease Brush Size [ Increase Brush Size ] Brush Settings Editor F5 Toggle Last/Current Brush Preset / Preset Chooser F6 LAYERS 04 Duplicate Layer ⌘ J Merge Down ⌘ E Flatten Image ⌘ ⇧ E Group Layers ⌘ G COLOR 02 Swap Foreground/Background Colors X Reset Foreground/Background Colors D ADJUSTMENTS 03 Levels ⌘ L HSV Adjustment ⌘ U Invert ⌘ I FILE 03 Save ⌘ S New ⌘ N Open ⌘ O TOOLS 04 Freehand Brush Tool B Transform Tool ⌘ T Move Tool T Apply Transform ↵ CANVAS 05 Pan Canvas ␣ Zoom Canvas ⌘ ␣ Rotate Canvas ⇧ ␣ Reset Canvas Rotation 5 Mirror Viewport M SELECTION 03 Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Show/Hide Selection ⌘ H VIEW 02 Zoom to 100% 1 Fit Page in Window 2 Krita KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 37 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KRITA · MAC ⤢ KRITA · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 10 SETS · No.01 KRITA TOTAL 37 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS FILE 03 EDITING 05 TOOLS 04 BRUSHES 06 CANVAS 05 LAYERS 04 SELECTION 03 COLOR 02 VIEW 02 ADJUSTMENTS 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save ⌘ S New ⌘ N Open ⌘ O Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Freehand Brush Tool B Transform Tool ⌘ T Move Tool T Apply Transform ↵ Toggle Eraser Mode E Decrease Brush Size [ Increase Brush Size ] Brush Settings Editor F5 Toggle Last/Current Brush Preset / Preset Chooser F6 Pan Canvas ␣ Zoom Canvas ⌘ ␣ Rotate Canvas ⇧ ␣ Reset Canvas Rotation 5 Mirror Viewport M Duplicate Layer ⌘ J Merge Down ⌘ E Flatten Image ⌘ ⇧ E Group Layers ⌘ G Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Show/Hide Selection ⌘ H Swap Foreground/Background Colors X Reset Foreground/Background Colors D Zoom to 100% 1 Fit Page in Window 2 Levels ⌘ L HSV Adjustment ⌘ U Invert ⌘ I KRITA KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Toggle Era… R T ⌘ Transform… Y U I O ⌘ Open P A S ⌘ Save D F G H J ⌘ Duplicate… K L Z ⌘ Undo X C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Freehand… N ⌘ New M MORE SHORTCUTS Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Pan Canvas ␣ Move Tool T Decrease Brush Size [ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KRITA · MAC Keyboard map FILE Save ⌘ S New ⌘ N Open ⌘ O TOOLS Freehand Brush Tool B Transform Tool ⌘ T Move Tool T LAYERS Duplicate Layer ⌘ J EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V BRUSHES Toggle Eraser Mode E Decrease Brush Size [ CANVAS Pan Canvas ␣ Krita KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KRITA · MAC Isometric FILE 03 Save ⌘ S New ⌘ N Open ⌘ O TOOLS 03 Freehand Brush Tool B Transform Tool ⌘ T Move Tool T LAYERS 01 Duplicate Layer ⌘ J EDITING 04 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V BRUSHES 02 Toggle Eraser Mode E Decrease Brush Size [ CANVAS 01 Pan Canvas ␣ Krita KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH KRITA · MAC Typewriter KRITA · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 6 SETS · No.01 KRITA TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS FILE 03 EDITING 04 TOOLS 03 BRUSHES 02 CANVAS 01 LAYERS 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save ⌘ S New ⌘ N Open ⌘ O Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Freehand Brush Tool B Transform Tool ⌘ T Move Tool T Toggle Eraser Mode E Decrease Brush Size [ Pan Canvas ␣ Duplicate Layer ⌘ J Editorial Krita is a free, open-source painting program built for digital artists, illustrators, and concept work with powerful brush engines. Its keyboard shortcuts let you change brushes, rotate the canvas, and manage layers while keeping your focus on the art.
Official: Official site Mac App Store
All Krita keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
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6 Action Shortcut Toggle Eraser Mode E Decrease Brush Size [ Increase Brush Size ] Brush Settings Editor F5 Toggle Last/Current Brush Preset / Preset Chooser F6
5 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X
5 Action Shortcut Pan Canvas ␣ Zoom Canvas ⌘ ␣ Rotate Canvas ⇧ ␣ Reset Canvas Rotation 5 Mirror Viewport M
4 Action Shortcut Freehand Brush Tool B Transform Tool ⌘ T Move Tool T Apply Transform ↵
4 Action Shortcut Duplicate Layer ⌘ J Merge Down ⌘ E Flatten Image ⌘ ⇧ E Group Layers ⌘ G
3 Action Shortcut Save ⌘ S New ⌘ N Open ⌘ O
3 Action Shortcut Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Show/Hide Selection ⌘ H
3 Action Shortcut Levels ⌘ L HSV Adjustment ⌘ U Invert ⌘ I
2 Action Shortcut Swap Foreground/Background Colors X Reset Foreground/Background Colors D
2 Action Shortcut Zoom to 100% 1 Fit Page in Window 2
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Krita shortcut? Krita has 37 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
Is this an official Krita product? No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Krita. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Was this reference helpful? Thanks — your feedback helps us improve.
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